The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-03
EA1HER AND SON.
Changes Wrossht In Psrental Correspond.
ence in the Course q . Century.

ence in the Course q . Century.
OUR FATHERS AND Us-l776.
Dear and most respectfully esteemed
son-May one who stands to you in the
tender and even affectionate. not to
say intimate, relation of father. for
which privilege I hope am not UNI
duly grateful-be permitted to plead
the brevity of human life. among other
things Of far lesser importance, as one
of the many reasons Of which I am,
however, none the less sensible, be-
lieve me. respected sir. for curtailing
the brief suggestions which follow
herein to their narrowest limits. COM
patiblc with clear understanding of
the matters which It is my respectful
ambition to urge upon your attention,
to which end l beg your indulgence
for only brief portion of the current
year. 1t appeared to me. during your
recent visit at the humble home which
it is my good fortune to share with
you. that 1 could detect at perhaps not
infrequent intervals. as it were. GER
tain defects of extravaganza. rather
than faults. in your conduct and recre-
atoms, which am constrained to deem
it my duty. as father whose sense of
faithfulness to his children is ever
striving for the mastery with that other
sense of the respectful attitude which
he should carefully and circumspectly
maintain toward them, to direct your
earnest attention to, with view to
their correction, if may be 80 bold.
But, alas, the flight of time reminds
me, need say, that human life is all
too short for the complete and satisfac-
tory performance of those tasks and
duties, whether self-imposed or as
signed to our hands by an ail-wise and
overriding Providence, and 1 now
perceive that although l have already
exceeded the limit of time and space
allotted to me for the writing of this
letter, 1 have not as yet completed the
preparatory introduction to the exor-
dunn of the same, and must of neces-
sity. therefore. perforce submit to the
further postponing of the thing (f !
may be pardoned for using so monosyl-
Liable a word when a much longer one
would have much worse answered my
purpose and rendered my meaning far
more unintelligib!e) which it was my
earnest and most respectful desire to
communicate to you. Your grand
father wishes me to convey to you his
most dutifM assurances of his contin-
ued and most distinguished considera-
ton, and l beg leave to subscribe my
self, my dear son, as one who has the
honor to be, very respectfully. your
obedient father,
THEOPHILUs LA LAFAYETTE ST..
AMOS BERRIEGH.
WE AND OUR sONs-l887.
DEAR BOB-After YOU went back to
college. last month, bills to the amount
of $S9 81. which you had contracted at
several restaurants. livery stable and
one or two other places not necessary
to itemize. were presented to me. ]
paid the same, but have charged the
amount against your allowance this
quarter, which will leave you SO short
1 fear you will be reduced to the ncces.
sity of going out where you can see the
town clock when you want to know the
time of day. don't want to be hard
on you. but you are old enough now
to know that money doesn't grow on
trees. If you don't know it by the end
of the quarter, 60 out into the woods
and try and shake some down. This
leaves us all in good health and hope
you are the same. Your mother and
sister send love, and your grand.
mother sends you $50, which, for pru.
Dental reasons aforesaid, I withhold
until later advices. Have said nothing
to her about your pranks.
Your affectiOnate father.
T. L. SrAMsBERRY.
-Burdette. in Brooklyn Eagle.